Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Pancreas Donors

Cause of Death Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 1,280 1,292 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,700 1,817 1,873 1,773 2,021
Anoxia 77 89 106 103 135 124 158 147 144 216
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 351 355 346 401 441 492 495 478 425 518
Head Trauma 826 812 835 904 990 1,029 1,116 1,194 1,153 1,235
CNS Tumor 11 12 12 17 19 17 15 15 12 17
Other 8 15 19 26 39 38 33 39 39 35
Unknown 7 9 4 11 4 - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 6.0% 6.9% 8.0% 7.0% 8.3% 7.3% 8.7% 7.8% 8.1% 10.7%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 27.4% 27.5% 26.2% 27.4% 27.1% 28.9% 27.2% 25.5% 24.0% 25.6%
Head Trauma 64.5% 62.8% 63.2% 61.8% 60.8% 60.5% 61.4% 63.7% 65.0% 61.1%
CNS Tumor 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
Other 0.6% 1.2% 1.4% 1.8% 2.4% 2.2% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 1.7%
Unknown 0.5% 0.7% 0.3% 0.8% 0.2% - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organsare presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.